The Stony Brook University Department of Psychology was founded in 1960 and is one of Stony Brook's largest and strongest departments, having awarded more than 800 Ph.D. degrees since its inception.

The Department offers training in Biopsychology, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Science, and Social & Health Psychology. One of our great strengths, however, is our high degree of collaboration that transcends traditional academic boundaries and the numerous cross-cutting themes of study available as part of our graduate training. For further information, please click on Areas of Study.

Applications to the PhD Program are accepted August 15 through December 15th for the following FALL.

Applications to the One Year Master's Program are accepted January 15th through February 28th for the upcoming SUMMER.

Upcoming Events

Date: Wednesday, March 7, 2012 12:50-2:10pm, Psych A, Room 109

Talk Title: "Automaticity and Control in Implicit Social Cognition: Insights from Alcohol and Event-related Brain Potentials

Speaker: Bruce Bartholow, PhD, University of Missouri

Date: Thursday, March 15, 2012 11:20am-12:40pm, Psych A, Room 109

Talk Title: "Allophilia: What it is, Why it matters, Where it comes from"

Speaker: Todd Pittinsky, Associate Professor, Stony Brook